Module 13: Food Packaging

Question 1

What are the 4 Packaging Functions?

Answer 1

• Protection
• Containment
• Communication
• Convenience

Question 2

It is the primary/main function of a food packaging

Answer 2

Containment

Question 3

It refers to the function of packaging where a material handling tool is containing the food

Answer 3

Containment

Question 4

Containment
- To facilitate assembly of several units into _______

Answer 4

aggregates

Question 5

It is a classification of packaging that has a direct contact with food

Answer 5

Primary packaging

Question 6

It is a classification of packaging that contains the primary packaging

Answer 6

Secondary packaging

Question 7

Its examples include shrink-wrap & pallet/crates for cargo/transport

Answer 7

Tertiary packaging

Question 8

Enumerate the advantages of paper and paperboards

Answer 8

– Derived from renewable
resources
– Recyclable, biodegradable
– Easy to print on

Question 9

Paper and paperboards are not good because it…
– Absorbs _____
– Permeable to ______ & ______
– Not _______

Answer 9

moisture, gases & volatile flavors, heat sealable

Question 10

Paper and paperboards are not good because it…
– Susceptible to _______, ________, & ______
– Subject to ___________

Answer 10

damage by microorganisms, chemicals, pests; mechanical damage

Question 11

Recycled paper cannot be used for food, it is recommended
always use ____ paper

Answer 11

virgin

Question 12

paper is not for long-term use, Paperboards are ______

Answer 12

stronger

Question 13

Usually for secondary packaging rather than paper

Answer 13

Paperboards

Question 14

kraft paper is the ______ type of paper

Answer 14

strongest

Question 15

papers absorb moisture – so they added _____

Answer 15

wax

Question 16

It is the trusted and proven packaging for health, taste and the environment.

Answer 16

Glass bottles

Question 16

It is also the only widely-used food packaging granted the FDA status of “GRAS” or generally recognized as safe – the highest standard.

Answer 16

Glass bottles

Question 17

True or False.
It takes less energy to melt recycled glass than to melt virgin raw materials to make new glass

Answer 17

True

Question 17

Glass is ____ recyclable and its quality never _____

Answer 17

100%; depreciates

Question 18

The average glass bottle contains ____ recycled glass

Answer 18

25%

Question 19

True or False.
All glasses can be recycled.

Answer 19

False

Question 19

Enumerate all types of glasses that cannot be recycled

Answer 19

– Windows, windscreen and picture frames glass – Heatproof glass, i.e. microwave trays (Pyrex)
– Spectacles and sunglasses
– Drinking glasses
– Light bulbs
– Any bottles you cannot see through

Question 19

The tapered can is invented in ____ by ______ and ________

Answer 19

1875; Arthur A. Libby and William J. Wilson

Question 20

True or False.
Aluminum pouches have the same shelf life as aluminum cans.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

This packaging innovation uses a patented ring-pull method that allows anyone to open the product anywhere, anytime and drink the beverage at its freshest without the need of a bottle opener.

Answer 21

Easy Pull Bottle Cap (EPBC)

Question 22

an easy to open ring pull bottle cap

Answer 22

RingCrown/RipCap

Question 23

Enumerate the types of plastics (7)

Answer 23

- PET - HDPE - PVC - LDPE - PP - PS

Question 23

It is a food packaging chosen because of it is.... * Low cost * Easy to handle and convenient * Lightweight * Easy to shape and color * Print receptivity

Answer 23

Plastic

Question 24

It is commonly associated with recycling

Answer 24

Chasing arrows graphic

Question 25

Most versatile type of plastic

Answer 25

PS (polystyrene)

Question 26

It stressed the focus to the system’s core mission: resin identification and quality control prior to recycling

Answer 26

Equilateral triangle: ASTM D7611

Question 26

It is made from puréed vegetables at the Western Regional Research Center in Albany, Calif.

Answer 26

Antimicrobial films

Question 27

Edible coatings is made of _______ and ______.

Answer 27

chitosan; lysozyme

Question 27

______ is a fiber found in crab and shrimp shells

Answer 27

Chitosan

Question 28

______ is a protein found in egg whites

Answer 28

lysozyme

Question 29

It helps prevent unwanted mold growth while retaining moisture in the aging cheese.

Answer 29

Cheese wax

Question 30

Wax is not pliable and will become brittle as will pure paraffin wax.

Answer 30

False. It is pliable; will not become brittle

Question 31

Red cheese wax is made of 3 components. What are they?

Answer 31

A formulation of paraffin and microcrystalline wax, food grade coloring

Question 32

It is a function of food packaging that conserves much of the energy expended during the production and processing of the product

Answer 32

Protection

Question 33

It is a function of food packaging that is an essential part of preservation process

Answer 33

Protection

Question 34

Enumerate the 6 layers of a Tetra-Pak

Answer 34

- PE - PE - Aluminum Foil - PE - Paperboard - PE

Question 35

It is a function of food packaging where packagings are now designed to respond to changing lifestyles of consumers

Answer 35

Convenience

Question 36

It is an apportionment function

Answer 36

Convenience

Question 36

It is a function of food packaging where "“A package must protect what it sells and sells what it protects”

Answer 36

Communication

Question 37

_____ can help you make your “personal best” food choices

Answer 37

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